TOO OFTEN THE story in sports these days has to do with one athlete taunting another, with one team attempting to gain an edge by skirting the rules, with a coach bending his principles for the gain of winning. (via www.thestate.com)
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Louisiana State University freshman Jasmin Stowers won the 60-meter hurdles at the Southeastern Conference Championships in Arkansas.
The Alabama women's track and field team began competition at the 2011 Southeastern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships with a sixth place finish in the pentathlon from junior Kaylon Eppinger.
Junior Precious Nwokey launches herself to the 2011 Southeastern Conference pentathlon championship with the third-highest point total in the NCAA this season in a performance on Friday at the Randal Tyson Track Complex.
The first completed event is in the books as teams concluded competition at the SEC Indoor Championships day one with South Carolina sophomore Ceci Kryst placing 15th overall in the women's pentathlon. Kryst finished with 3,217 points, an improvement of 349 points from her showing as a freshman last season, while two Gamecock men have completed half of the heptathlon competition.